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Saturday 18 October 1986

…I got up at 7.30 and got dressed at 8.00 to watchThe Muppet Babies, The Queen in China andSaturday Superstore till 12.15pm.Bought Whizzer and Chips as always and I got a book oninventions and the Boys Handbook, or rather mum and dad got it,from a second hand book sale.England are playing Australia in the final after beatingWest Germany 2-1 in the Hockey World Cup For Men…

That was the official name for the tournament. Oh yes. Don’t think for a minute I was merely taking another fickle interest in the latest big sporting occasion.